Yes we have one LPN in our unit she has been there for about a good part of 20 years, she works nights and she gets a patient assignment. The Charge Nurse...

Thanks, I too started out as a LPN but was on med surg. Can you tell what state you are from? Thanks for a quick responce. Cansy ... From: klippie99...

I am from Delaware. I should mention, our manager has decided that she is not going to hire LPN's after the present one retires. I was an MS nurse for 7...

Yes I was an LPN worked in the CCU and functioned almost as an RN. I couldn't do blood gases, or pull arterial lines. I always tried to make up for my...

I'm in CRNA school now, but I was an LPN as well.? I worked M/S and functioned as an RN: did my own assessments and the RN signed them but never saw my pts,...

Hi, The person in CRNA school got the main reason LPNs have a limited role in critical care: they legally can neither perform physical assessments nor make...

Hello all, I have worked as a staff nurse and as a manager in critical care for the last 10 years and while I agree (for the previously stated reasons) that a...

I think it is the way you interpret the state statutes.  My instructor (who is politically active) said it was a gray area there as far as physical...

Im not sure where youve received your info from nor what state you are in, but LPN's  are doing everything the RN does,especially what you claim they do not...

I'm sorry you feel it's "ridiculous for [me] to say such a silly thing" when I talk about what LPNs are not (and should not be) allowed to do, but if you're...

Thank you Mary. Well said and you are right on. I am the administrator of an LPN program and your information is accurate. Dale COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES God may...

Thanks for your kind support, Dale, I am not against LPNs, but everyone needs to be careful to practice within the limitations of their nurse practice act. In...

Thanks for responding. Can you tell me what state you are from? Candy ... From: LaPointerobyn@... <LaPointerobyn@...> Subject: Re: LPNs in critical...

Candy,   I learned most of my critical care skills from LPNs. We have used them for many years in both medical and surgical critical care units. They take...

We do not use any nurses except RNs in our ICU ... From: Candy Benton <bentoncandy@...> To: nurse bob <nursebob@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, 23 May 2009...

Amen well said! The ICU I work in now does not have LPN's actually the hospital paid for all of our RN training and BSN training and we just made magnet...

That is great that they paid for your education!  Does your magnet status make things better for you?  Can you tell me what state you are from? Thanks for...

In Newport News VA. The LPNs can do assessments. They can do admission data bases but an RN has to sign  the admission data base off. Our Critical care...

I WORKED WITH AS WAS TRAINED BY LPN's in CCU,ER, LD and Nursery. Give me a good group of LPN's anyday. All those skills were lost when it became vogue to kick...

I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF ICU AND LPN CAN BE UTILIZED. I WORK IN A 20 BED UNIT CVICU WHERE WE DO HEART/LUNG TRANSPLANTS. AN LPN WOULD NOT BE A...

I have no problem with LPNs. My problem is, in this day and age, why do we even have LPNs? The program for LPNs is almost as long as that of the ADN. I...

That is a great idea. I was a LPN for two years before becoming a RN. I really learned very little and helped the other students more than anything. I couldve...

In reference to Robins comment about getting rid of LPNS: My LPN was one year in length which was not anywhere near the length of my ADN program.  When I did...

I agree with being trained by an LPN. I just became a graduate BSN and the hospital where I completed by synthesis had both RNs and LPNs. The LPNs appeared to...

Good idea, Robin!   Elizabeth Brown ... From: Robin Jarvis <rjarvis57@...> Subject: Re: LPNs in critical care To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Date:...

I have seen RN BSN new to the front lines booted out of critical care units,back to stepdowns.We all know why this happens.I personally have been an RN for 18...

I have been an RN for 23 years this May. When I was an aide, making a decision for nursing school, I decided that fiscally an ADN program made more sense. I...

As it is now, the role for LPNs is limited and it should be. The educational requirements for an ASN program is currently only ~2 courses less than that for a...